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Man Shot at 11 Times, Hit Twice, in Ambush at Methuen McDonald’s

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A planned meetup to sell car parts led to an ambush and gunfire Monday in Methuen, police said. (Courtesy photograph)

A man looking to sell car parts to a person he connected with online was ambushed and shot at an estimated 11 times at a Methuen McDonald’s restaurant late Monday, Police Chief Joseph E. Solomon tells WHAV. Arranging to meet in the parking lot of the Haverhill Street fast food restaurant around 11 p.m., the victim was ambushed by a group of at least 10 men in several cars. He was hit by two of the bullets and managed to make it inside the McDonald’s, where a Good Samaritan provided first aid until medics arrived. “It’s obvious the man knew what he was doing,” Solomon said of the bystander.

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Haverhill Lawyer Designs Cybersecurity Certificate Program for UMass

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Paul A. Magliocchetti (left) was joined by Advoqt’s Reinier Moquete, Congresswoman Lori Trahan, UMass Chancellor Jacquie Moloney, Rep. Andy Vargas and Sen. Diana DiZoglio to announce the cybersecurity workshop on Jan. 7. (WHAV News photograph)

Cybersecurity may be seen as a huge threat to some, but for others—including Haverhill attorney Paul A. Magliocchetti—it has the opportunity to become a booming business in the Merrimack Valley. On Monday, the Sheehan, Schiavoni, Jutras and Magliocchetti attorneys’ lawyer told WHAV he approached UMass Lowell’s Haverhill outpost at Harbor Place to host a certificate workshop program, with the potential to launch a formal course offering in the city. “We found that between the legal compliance, the IT compliance, and what the college is already doing, it would make for a great certificate program.

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Fiorentini to Speak at MVCC’s Mayors and Town Managers Breakfast Jan. 14

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Mayor Fiorentini joins several Merrimack Valley government figures at a Jan. 14 breakfast in Andover. (WHAV News file photograph)

Haverhill Mayor James J. Fiorentini is among the several local mayors and town managers taking part in a Jan. 14 breakfast forum sponsored by the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce. Open to the public, the program begins at 7:15 a.m. at Andover’s Country Club on Canterbury Street, with Lt. Governor Karyn Polito, Lawrence Mayor Dan Rivera and Methuen Mayor James P. Jajuga expected to attend and deliver remarks.

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Dorothea E. ‘Dottie’ (Smith) Chisnall, 75, Worked for Haverhill’s Eastern Canvas

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Dorothea E. (Smith) Chisnall, 75, the wife of the late Robert Chisnall, died peacefully Friday, Jan. 4 after a brief illness. The daughter of John and Mary Smith, Chisnall was one of six siblings and attended Saint James grammar school and St. James High School. She worked at the former Western Electric in North Andover and Eastern Canvas in Haverhill for many years before her retirement to become a homemaker. In her later years, she enjoyed taking care of her grandchildren and grand dogs at her home, where she also hosted countless parties by her backyard pool for friends and family. Chisnall was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who was loved by all who knew her.

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Marie A. (D’Amico) Mercier, 87, Former Roma Waitress

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Marie A. (D’Amico) Mercier, 87, a longtime Haverhill resident, died Friday, Jan. 4 at Lahey-Hitchcock Medical Center in Burlington. Born in Bayonne, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Rose (Marsello) D’Amico, and was educated in the local school system, graduating from Bayonne High School in 1949. She was employed in New Jersey by Western Electric Co. and later after her marriage to her husband Norman in 1952, moved with him to Haverhill where she continued her employment at the North Andover facility.

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Updated: Haverhill Police to Pay Tribute to Slain Officer Shinners at Weekend Funeral

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Flags outside the Haverhill police station flew at half-mast Monday in memory of fallen Utah Master Officer Joseph Shinners, the brother of Haverhill Officer Michael Shinners. (WHAV News photograph)

The line of duty death of Provo, Utah policeman Joseph Shinners has hit extra close to home for his local brothers and sisters in blue, as the 29-year-old Shinners is the brother of both a current and former Haverhill Police officer. Detective Michael Shinners has served the Haverhill Police Department since 2008 and his brother Thomas served on the force between 2015 and 2018. A number of Haverhill officers are expected to participate in an honor guard for the slain Provo, Utah, policeman. A funeral service is planned in Orem, Utah, on Saturday morning, according to the Provo Police Department.

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Haverhill Police: Man Arrested in N.H. Likely Tied to New Year’s Day Pursuit

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Haverhill Police tell WHAV they are “confident” they can tie the New Year’s Day car chase to Joseph Haynes–but will not say if he was behind a River Street shooting. (File photograph)

While Haverhill Police laud the capture of a man who may have been behind a car chase through multiple communities New Year’s Day, there is doubt the same man was involved in a River Street shooting Dec. 20. In announcing the arrest of 30-year-old Joseph Haynes, Sunday, at the Park View Inn motel, Salem, N.H., Police Capt. Joel Dolan connected the car chase and shooting at Always Clean car wash, 427 River St. However, Haverhill Police said today, they are not confident the stolen, black Chrysler 200 was also involved in the report of multiple shots fired.